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    Trump’s Global Democracy Retreat

    The State Department’s new “America First” mission betrays historic U.S. values.

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    New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

    Doing a disservice to the city’s most vulnerable students, Mayor Bill de Blasio is forcing principals to take the dregs of the system’s employees.

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    Your Coming Tax Increase

    “If we want to maintain traditional American values,” the economist Larry Summers says, “then government will need to be larger.”

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    Inner Racism Revealed

    Being president has not changed Trump but exposed him.

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    Our Back-to-School Quiz

    Find out how well you were paying attention to Donald Trump’s summer.

Editorials from the Editorial Board

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    A Devious Threat to a Nuclear Deal

    Mr. Trump has not abandoned his foolish quest to kill the hard-won agreement to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

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    An Incoherent Strategy on North Korea

    President Trump’s approach to the North’s nuclear plans has produced no results and sowed confusion about his intentions.

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    City to The News: Hang In

    With its new owners focused on pixels, not ink, let’s hope New York’s storied tabloid keeps its brashness in the digital age.

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    Trump’s Debt Deal With the Democrats

    A reader surprises himself by offering praise for the president. Others worry about Mr. Trump’s “self-interest” and politicizing the debt ceiling.

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    New York DNA Crime Lab

    The city’s chief medical examiner discusses upgraded technology to comply with new F.B.I. requirements.

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    New York’s Mayoral Race

    The Campaign Finance Board writes that “a debate can do little to transform the race.”